Tejo

What you should know about Tejo:
- Climate varies across the region
- Vines grow in "leziria" soils which are fertile and produce quality wines
- Some producers work direct to co-operatives
- Producers who privilege quality above all, grow in the border of Alentejo (where it is hot, dry and has a sandy soil known as "charneca" )
- Across Tejo river, towards the border with Lisboa region by the mountains of the Encostas de Aire, there are clay soils
- In the west part of Tejo, sea affects the climate, making it wetter, windier and cooler